Mod podge is much more than just glue, it has other chemicals and crap in it that make it have super human (or glue?) strength. This stuff they call “DIY mod podge” won’t work, think about it watered down glue?! It doesn’t even work out in my brain. The folks at pintrosity tries this and the recipe failed. You should try for yourself, good entertainment I suppose.

Your’s looks far too thin. Real Modpodge coats the container in white opaqueness. As a first grade teacher, I use this stuff for tons of things! One of the kid’s favorite activities is making glow in the dark Halloween Ghost necklaces for safe trick or treating. I will save you the tutorial, but it involves mixing glow in the dark paint and Modpodge in a squeeze bottle, squeezing it in the shape of a ghost on wax paper, adding googly eyes and a string…PRESTO.

I use Mod Podge for collages, since it dries clear, I paint it over the entire thing (as well as the obvious of making pictures and such stick where you want them on the paper) and it protects the collage as well as prevents things like peeling corners, and makes it shiny. 🙂

@sydneychopper Actually the multiple recipes I found for this said that you’re supposed to use equal parts. But you’re correct, it’s not even close to it’s expensive counterpart. It’s just watered down, water-soluble glue, whereas Modpodge is thicker than elmer’s to begin with.

my favorite is kinda (not really) similar to this… MAKE YOUR OWN GLUE…. basically flour and water. OMG i have flour and water! no $ what-so-ever… made it let it “set up” if you will.. at 2 in the morning discovered a bubbling oozing mess and would have possibly blown-up (in a jar) and also smelled like BAD milk … i was tired and put it outside…toomorrrow… i thought. during the night some animal make off with it….. what a simple glue recipe..ha! also great for kindergarden crafts….hmmm

always ask yourself “is this acid free?” I know that Elmer’s glue is NOT. There for placing it on any art piece, will be a waste. Take it from me, when I first started crafting I never used acid free glue, or acid free items, I just thought it was a hoax to get us to buy more expensive items. 10 years down the road, I have bleached out papers, ruined pictures, and lots of money wasted. Make Sure it is ACID FREE!